The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-11-17
erArR NEWS.


-Tsmpa Tsi5vns. Every house In which
there has been any sickness during the past SIX
weeks has been thoroughly fumigated and all
bedding and clothing used by sick persons
burned. "A human skeleton was thrown up
on the beach BY The rough sea II Black P"in;
last Friday. Deconpsition was 90 far advanced
that Il was impossible TO determine the sex or
color. and - yet no clue has been discovered
Another secret of the sea-
-Branfcrd Messenger: The old range Won.
tet black with the white spot In his Dreast-ano
Tor whose scalp reward Of forty dollars was OF.
fered, met his untimely death at the nenos OF
VIM Land, ]. ]. Valentine and William VAien-
tine on Monday, Oct. sOsh on fnmpkin o~ "a amp ,hs
while enjoying feast on calf belonging 70 tne
Hon. r. p Chares. our highly esteemed Senator
This wolf WAS perhaps, the largest OF his species
ever seen In the weeds Of this State. he meas.
ured seven feet eight inches and If, and
about three and half feet high. -,
Bronson Times: One of our mercantile
firms ordered two thousand one cent pieces q
few DAYS ago, for use in their business. Our
town is evidently putting on city" airs when
change is brought down so fine as that: MT
Joseph George, 80 widely known as the iather OF
" the triplets of Staffords Pond" was 10 town
Saturday, and reports all the babies in good
health and growing finely, two OF them weign
ing fourteen pounds each, the other twelve he
estimates that the visitors to his place, who go
specially TO see the babies have averaged up
wards OF ten people each day, for the past nve
montha
Orlando Reporter The material for cover
ing the walls of the Rogers building has arrived
Il consists Of slender strips OF wrought IRON,
erooved and chamfered in such way as to form
a rood lodgmept for cement. The building
when finished will look as though constructed OF
stone II will be 4 handsome addition to our
ci,y......The sermon preached by Rev Josephus
Anderson at the Methodist church last Sunday
night vas indeed worthy of large audience,
and would have graced Plymouth church. Dr.
Andsrs1 deslt in Q u asterly manner, with GER
taia topics pertinent 10 time and place, and his
remarks must have gone home to many BUSH
ness man in the congregation. Such sermons
are likely TO make their influence felt fer long
time
Gainesville Record The building OF the
Gainesville, Tallahassee and Western Railroad
will be great advantage to Gainesville NO
doubt the shops will be located here, which will
add much to the business Of the town. We
are informed that the Gaint sville, Tallahassee
and Western Railroad Company have secured
rooms for their offices in the second story OF
eimonson's new block They VIII nave me
rooms on the corner, which will make nice OIL
ces for their business. Ii will be several days
before they will have them ready for occupancy
We are told BY B. G. Drake that the crop OF
rice this year Is TOUR fold more than any previ-
ous year since he has been running his rice MILL
Farmers bring from thirty to ferty bushels OF
the grain 10 the mill al one time 10 have it
cleaned.
Jasper Times. The grand jury having again
recommended the speedy erecnon OF a new
court house, we ought to see something done
about II before many moons. Our county is
surely entitled 10 a temple OF justice OF more I'M
posing architecture than the one now in use. 49,.
Charley Jones mot he of the r. @: but colored)
was captured near this place on Monday morn
ing last with supply Of dry goods, boots and
shoes, in two bags, which he carried across his
shoulder, ala saddlebag. Mr.. Jones had sud-
denly become imbued with such strong com
nunisiic views that he concluded 10 make a
travelling merchandise establishment out OF him
self at the expense OF W. d. Barnes, Tarver, Ca,
whereupon he broke into the store of said Barnes,
with a confederate, with the above result. Jones
was taken back TO Georgia The other party
has not been captured up to this writing.
-Kissimmee Leader Major ST. Clair Abrams,
accompanied BY T. Delafield, capitalist of New
York city, arrived 10 Kissimmee last Sunday by
private conveyance, having driven through from
Tavares on the, line of the T., A. & G. Railroad
on q tour of inspection and investigation From
here Mr.. Delaneld was driven over to the st..
Cloud plantation in order that he might see for
himself The astonishing results of our fertile soil.
We did not have An opportunity of meeting Mr.
Delafeld, bat understand from others that he
expressed himself as more than pleased with
this section, and that Kissimmee was the best
and most handsomely located town he had seen
in the State. The result of this personal inspec-
lion Of The route will be TO furnish Mr.. Abrams
with all the capital he needs TO complete his
road 10 Kissimmee Immediately and probably
push on from here to the fertile country south
OF us.
-Cnwfordville Times Messrs. C. c. Nor
ing and r. L. Vickers, who left here in Febru-
ary last 10 seek fortune and fame in South Flori-
A. o1 1aef f1ll rod
that all things considered, there is no place like
good old Wakulla-. The past few days has
been o glorious old time with our fishermen.
Numbers of wagons, " homeward bound, are
rolling through daily loaded down with the juicy
mullei. A train OF wagons passed through on
Last Wednesday with 6,4OO mullet on board.
We are glad our fisherman are meeting with
success, as plenty of fish means plenty OF money
and plenty OF money, of course, means good
time generally :. inst as we 60 to press we
learn with profound regret of the very sudden
death of little Jesse, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C.
Rehwinkel, aged about 10 years. We extend
our heart felt sympathies to the grief stricken
parents.
Quincy Herald The cotton receipts are much
heavier, al the warehouse and depot, for this
year, Than al q corresponding date of last year,
bui whether, or not, this fact s owing to the ia
rorsble weather for gathering, for this season,
a. compared with OF last year, or to larger
Church Ii undergoing repairs II is pleasant TO
ssy, 10 this connection, that Mr.. W. M. Cory
without solicitation, presented the building
committee with check for fifty dollars for the
purpose. Last Wednesday night, a Mr..
Williams who, with his wife, two daughter and
three little sons, were on their way from Ala
bama 10 Wskulla comfy, encamped near Chat.
tahoochee About 10 o'clock. after dark, all the
family had retired, save Mr. w., a negro man
accosted him at the same time Selling the trnv-
eler's gun, and firing upon him, Inflicted very
painful wound in his arm and leg. The brute
then demanded money ofMrs. Williams and when
one Of The girls, and Selling one of the girls he
made of through the woods with her. After
taking her q short distance he made an attempt
10 ravish the girl, but her father having seized
an AZ, ran to the rescue of his child, and the
villain was prevented from accomplishing his
hellish designs The negro ran off as Mr.. Will.
lisms approached, but said he would return dur
ing the night and kill him. Being thus warned
and having recovered bis gun, Mr. Williams
struck camp and was repairing to Chaitahoo-
chez, when be met q party OF negroes who had
were going TO offer assistance, but the night
being dark, and they supposing there might be
other shot guns in the vicinity, did not answer
Mr. williams challenge, and he, fearing other
trouble nom bis assailant, fred into the group
wounding Jim Wyman and George Smith.
There 10 Q mystery a. TO the identity of the
would be robber and rapist, but a posse has cue
and IL in hot putsuit. The wounded man and
family are being kindly cared for DR.. w. B.
Foreman.
-Fernsndin. Mirror: The ease with which
time and at all seasons. added TO low port
an1 fha fart that thu Florida Railua %